We have a new website that went up today for Early Decision students (and those accepted Early Decision): https://earlydecision.newstudents.wfu.edu/. For any P’23 families whose students were admitted Early Decision already (or for those ED2 applicants awaiting a decision), this page is for you. A couple […]
For those in the Daily Deacdom with students returning from abroad, your Deac might be experiencing the post-abroad culture shock. They are no doubt happy to be home, but may be missing some of their favorite places/sights/foods from the country they just left. Or just […]
It may take your Deac a few days (or more) of rest and TLC at home to get back into the groove of family life. But while they are home for break, you might consider having some conversation about your student’s semester. This can help […]
We have just about wrapped up this semester. Your Deacs have departed. The residence halls are closed. The parking lots are very much empty. There is still a bit of business to be done: final grades for fall semester classes are due on the 19th. […]
It is the last Friday of the semester, Deac families. If your students are still here, ZSR has them covered with Wake the Library and free food at midnight. On tonight’s menu: hot dogs, veggie burgers, and the ultimate comfort food – grilled cheese. This […]
NOTE: our Wake Parents and Families e-newsletters went out today with an error. Classes resume on January 14th, not January 17th. We apologize for the error. Sometime before the snowstorm hit, I wrote a post about career discernment for Wake students in regards to externship […]
Well, we’re back to business: campus is operating on normal schedule today. And hats off to Facilities, they have done a remarkable job in dealing with 14 inches of snow. The sidewalks and roads are clear and have salt to keep from freezing. I walked […]
UPDATE 4:49 pm – Wake will be open on regular schedule on Weds. Details: https://parents.wfu.edu/family-news/wake-forest-will-be-open-and-operate-on-regular-schedule-wednesday/ As I am sure you know from your students, classes were canceled for today. I have had some questions about why did we cancel, because it looks (from […]
We are closed today (Monday) because of the crazy snow storm we got over the weekend. At my house (about 3 miles from campus), we probably got 12 inches, with drifts up to 15-17″, because it was really windy. As I write this (9 am […]
Happy Friday, Deac families! I woke up this morning to a Winston-Salem Journal news story about the snow that is expected to hit us this weekend. It looks like we are going to get a heaping helping of snow. Like 8-12″ of snow. Holy macaroni! […]